June 26, 2013

Peru halts Gold Fields Chucapaca gold project

Decision follows an inspection that showed the company did not have all the necessary land permits.

June 25, 2013

African export-import bank considering potash business

Canadian Allana Potash is in negotiations with the Africa Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) over a possible $600 million financing to develop $1.3 billion tonnes of potash resources in Ethiopia.

June 25, 2013

Crocodile River mine put on care and maintenance

92% of employees to be retrenched or their employment terminated.

June 25, 2013

Diamond mining in Zimbabwe: The Chininga Report

New document exposes the corruption and leakages in the diamond mining sector in the country.

June 25, 2013

Cost-cutting Rio to offload Mozambique coal unit

The mining giant is in the process of choosing a financial adviser to assist with the transaction.

June 25, 2013

South African miners demand gold companies to more than double their wages

The AMCU, South Africa's fastest-growing mining labour, is also asking gold firms to triple the current base wage for surface miners.

June 24, 2013

37 dead in gold mine collapse

Numbers are provisional and many more are injured.

June 24, 2013

Without buyers, Rio Tinto holds on to its diamonds

"There's no point in cutting off your nose to spite your face just to achieve an end."

June 24, 2013

Congo refutes NGO accusations against Chinese miners

Report singled them out as the main cause of human rights abuses in the country, particularly in Katanga, Congo's copper belt province.

June 23, 2013

Japan chasing China with $32 billion African resource push

The island nation will look to secure a steady supply of African natural gas, oil and rare earth metals.